"Americans are growing increasingly concerned about their ability to find a good job under President Donald Trump, an Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll finds, in what is a potential warning sign for Republicans as a promised economic boom has given way to hiring freezes and elevated inflation.High prices for groceries, housing and health care persist as a fear for many households, while rising electricity bills and the cost of gas at the pump are also sources of anxiety,"
"Some 47% of U.S. adults are "not very" or "not at all confident" they could find a good job if they wanted to, an increase from 37% when the question was last asked in October 2023.Electricity bills are a "major" source of stress for 36% of U.S. adults at a time when the expected build-out of data centers for artificial intelligence could further tax the power grid."
"Just more than one-half said the cost of groceries are a "major" source of financial stress, about 4 in 10 said the cost of housing and health care were a serious strain and about one-third said they were feeling high stress about gasoline prices.The survey suggests an ongoing vulnerability for Trump, who returned to the White House in January with claims he could quickly tame the inflation that surged after the pandemic during Democratic President Joe Biden's term."
47% of U.S. adults say they are not very or not at all confident they could find a good job, up from 37% in October 2023. More than half call groceries a major source of financial stress; about 40% cite housing and health care; roughly one-third report high stress about gasoline. Electricity bills are a major stressor for 36%, with anticipated AI data-center build-outs potentially increasing grid strain. High prices for groceries, housing and health care persist. Republican measures including tariffs, federal worker layoffs and a government shutdown coincide with low economic approval for Trump. A 76-year-old Trump voter blamed tariffs for higher coffee and chocolate prices.
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